Archive Searches - Suggested Approaches

[David Curry]

fedora-list archives contain a tremendous amount of information relevant 
to each fedora distribution or release.  Retrieving that informaiton has 
proven problematic if one relies, or attempts to rely, on fedora-list 
archive search engine.  Here are two ways that "just work".

1.  "Google is your friend" is the single most helpful bit of advice 
offered to me as a fedora newbie. 

Googling fedora issues almost invariable returns multiple hits.  Of 
course, one's google search criterion/criteria are important here and 
multiple attempts on keyword variations may be needed.  One particularly 
helpful way to narrow the search (offered by Paul Haworth) is to include 
mailing list name in the search crieteria.  Some examples:
 fedora-list + "boot hang"
fedora-config-list + pup


2. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/ provides gateways to a plethora of 
mailing lists, including fedora.  Again, the search engine provided 
"just works."  My experience with the site remains quite limited at this 
point but definitely been promising after getting past the color scheme 
(white text on black background). Retrieval of the complete archival 
record on a particular topic may require multiple searches.  Searches 
are limited to archival record of individual months.